What is “Shalom” anyway? And what is this blog about?
Shalom Means Peace … And So Much More. Shalom is the Hebrew word for holistic peace — peace that permeates every aspect of our lives and our being. It is a word used throughout scripture to describe the absolute joy, flourishing, fulfillment, and bliss found in the presence of God. It also conveys the beautiful, interdependent relationships that God’s people eternally share with Him, each other, and all of creation.
Nothing Broken… Nothing Missing… The way things are supposed to be. Shalom is what has come into the world through Christ, and is made complete when Christ returns and fully eradicates sin and death forever. God is glorified as Shalom happens. We have a mission as God’s people to discover and display the Shalom of God’s Kingdom to this hurting world by faithfully proclaiming the Gospel in WORD and DEED as we share life with our neighbors. This blog documents one Kingdom Family’s journey to Shalom…
“Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus… Simeon took him in his arms and praised God..” Luke 2:27,28 When I read this last week, I was so struck by the “being moved” part. Because Simeon was willing to be moved by the Holy Spirit, […]
Last month a student from Libya moved into our “porch room”, which provides extra rent money AND an incredible opportunity to share the love and light of the Gospel with someone who would not otherwise hear of Him in his Muslim country. It has been a joy to get to share our culture, our language, […]
**this is a post #3 following up on Watchman on the Walls After having seen God work so mightily in my conversation with my limo driver, I almost wanted sit back and say ‘THAT was what we’ve been praying for.” and not seek to engage in any more conversations. But, as my flight San Diego […]
This is post #2 as a continuation from Watchman on the Walls. To read post #1 click here. (you might want to read those, to know what’s going on…) This one is VERY late, as, alot has happened since I started this series (watching five kids -which I’m no longer doing now…back down to “just” […]
Our God is a lavish Giver. I dare anyone out there to try to out-give Him. It just can’t be done. My most recent experience with the fact that He is far more creative, generous, and extravagant than I could ever attempt to be towards Him and His Kingdom work, […]
“The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods.” Psalm 16:4 Productivity. I admit it, I worship her. I do it in the name of “service”, and “sacrifice” and even in the name of “Jesus”. But its all a mask, for the real goddess I am serving is Productivity and it is often […]
Recently the Lord has called Danny to pastor the (very!) small portion of English speakers at a Korean church here in Orlando. The goal is to reach out to the large Latino and African American population just a 1/2 mile from the church, and build a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural Body as a ministry of the Korean […]
Danny and Kimberly Iverson met while in college and fell in love 3 years later while Danny was leading an inner-city ministry in Newark, NJ. Their hearts for the disinvested spaces of society, and the conviction of God’s love and redemptive purposes for such places, drew them together on mission and continues to be a driving force as they follow God’s calling to discover and display an expression of the body of Christ that is focused on reconciliation and renewal. They love being on mission with their family of eight children – Daniel Josiah, Trinity, Katy-Grace, Benjamin Zion, Malachi, Judah, Gwennalyn and Joel. They currently live in Atlanta, GA and are sharing life with their neighbors and leading a house church and community development organization called Restore Life. Sign up to receive their newsletter.
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